Hame or collar fastener



UNITED STATES PATENT @EEICE.

CHARLES J. D. STROHEOKER, OF ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAME OR COLLAR FASTENER.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,598, dated June 28, 1898.

Application filed July 14,1897.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. D. STROH- EOKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Zelienople', in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulHame or Collar Fastener, of which the following is a specification;

This invention provides a simple and effective meansfor drawing together the ends of a collar or hames and securing them in the desired position. In fasteners as ordinarily pro-' vided for this purpose the lever by means of which the separated ends are drawn together is required to be passed through the opposite link, and is only accomplished at the expense of considerable trouble and vexation to the animal and attendant, besides consuming time when hitching the horse. The purpose of the present invention is to construct the links and combine therewith the operatinglever in such a manner as to enable the parts to be quickly placed in operative relation and the fastening accomplished in less time than is possible with devices of a like nature as generally constructed and placed upon the market. I 3

For a fullunderstanding of the merits and advantages of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the following description. The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing from the principle .or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to a full disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a fastener embodying the invention, showing it applied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the relative disposition of the parts prior to drawing the links together. Fig. 3 isa View similar to Fig. 2, showing the relation of the parts when the links are brought together and the ends of the collar or hames secured. view of the fastening detached and having the outer end of the operating-lever broken away. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on'the line X X of Fig. 4', looking in the direction of the arrow.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated Fig. 1 is a top plan 4 $erial No. 64-.4=,522. (No model) in the several views of the drawings by the link 1 has its free or outer end portion bent downwardly, as shown at 4, and its outer cross-bar receives the lever 3, which is fulcrumed thereon. The link 2 has its outer or free end portion bent upwardly or in an opposite direction to the bent end portion 4 of the link 1, as shown at 5, and its outer crossbar is adapted to be engaged by the notched end 6 of the lever 3, as indicated most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. When the links are drawn together, their outer or free ends interlock or overlap, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, and the outer cross-bars are out of alinement, whereby strain upon the links holds the operating endofv the lever 3 in engagement with the rear end of. the link 2 or part attached thereto, whereby the lever is looked and the fastening rendered secure.

.When it is desired to secure the ends of the collar or other part having the fastening applied thereto, the links 1 and 2 are brought as close together as possible, so as to enable the hooked end 6 of the lever to be engaged with the outer cross-bar of the link 2, as indicated in Fig. 2, after which the operating end of the lever 3 is grasped and moved toward the link 2, when the links and the parts attached thereto are drawn together and the fastening accomplished, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

As indicated most clearly in Fig. 4, the links are offlsimilai formation and their side bars are convergent toward their outer ends, thereby admitting of the lever 3 being of a minimum width. This construction also provides an extended bar at the attaching end of the link for receiving the strap by means of which each link is secured to the collar. The operating end of the lever 3 is cam-shaped and notched, the notches being of sufficient depth to enable the lever to get a firm purchase upon the deflected end of the link 2. By having the cam end of the lever notched the free end of the link 2 is moved positively in the link having its outer end downwardly deflected and having a cam-shaped head notched I 5 to snugly receive the cross-bar of the link having the upwardly-deflected end, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in 20 the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J D. STROIIECKER.

lVitnesses:

CHAS. NESBITT, MICHAEL MoAvoY. 

